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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Sustainable 'Green' and Earth Day events planned at the Toronto Zoo

Each year in
April the Toronto Zoo hosts Earth Day Celebrations. The objective of
this event is to raise awareness for a sustainable planet earth and to
provide actions and activities that will encourage stewardship. Taking
place within the award winning Tundra Trek, the event showcases
specifically selected organizations that are champions in environmental
conservation stewardship in Ontario and promote green ideas from
organizations from across Ontario. The Earth Day Celebrations promote
renewable energy, sustainable living and the fact that every single
person can have an impact on climate change for a better planet. This
year's event on, April 25 and 26, 2015, will showcase the important work
by the Toronto Zoo's Wildlife Health Centre in helping to maintain a
healthy population of wildlife around the Greater Toronto Area.

The Toronto Zoo also offers a program directed towards Senior Management in the business community called ECOexecutives. This
program provides a unique, inspiring and motivating setting to help
transition an organization's sustainability goals to the next level. The
program can customize workshops to suit each organization's individual
needs. Also we offer exclusive animal tours to further emphasize the
connection between sustainable business choices and biodiversity
protection, and a roaster of experienced sustainable business
professionals to facilitate and mentor attendees.

The
Zoo participates in a number of other sustainable events throughout the
year including Earth Hour and the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The
Toronto Zoo is committed to renaturalizing the Zoo property with tree and meadow plantings.

Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26, 2015Caribou Café and Tundra Trek10:00am to 4:00pm

A healthy, clean
planet creates healthy animals, plants and people. Celebrate Earth Day
at the Toronto Zoo and find out through the eyes of the veterinarians
and technicians at the Zoo, how they work towards a healthy wildlife
population in Toronto. Through hands-on activities learn about the
impact of climate change on the ability of wild animals and spaces to
stay healthy.

Learn how groups
around Ontario are working together to ensure our environment is
healthy in order to sustain life and how new technologies designed to
reduce climate change is creating safer and healthier spaces for us.

For more information on the Toronto Zoo's conservation programs and initiatives please CLICK HERE.

The Toronto Zoo is Celebrating National Volunteer Week

National
Volunteer Week (April 12-April 18) is a time to recognize over 13
million volunteers Canada-wide that contribute their time and support to
a variety of organizations. “Volunteers are part of the ripple effect” is
the theme of this year’s campaign. A stone thrown in a lake has a
direct impact and creates many ripples. Like these ripples, through the
individual and collective contributions of the Toronto Zoo Volunteers,
the Zoo is able to bring our conservation message and voice far and wide
within our community. Last year, Toronto Zoo Volunteers made close to
780,000 contacts and contributed approximately 32,000 hours of service to the Zoo.

We wish to thank all Volunteers for your endless enthusiasm, passion and commitment to our organization!

CLICK HERE for more information on the Toronto Zoo's Volunteer Program.

“Heart of the Family”

Adopt-an-Animal MOTHER’S DAY Gift Package

Our $60 MOTHER’S DAY gift package features:

·A lovely, limited edition, “Heart of the Family” pewter pin.

·A coupon entering mom’s name into a draw for a chance to win a VIP Behind the Scenes tour for 4 people!

Training Room, 361A Old Finch Ave, Toronto, ON M1B 5K7Each
year, the Toronto Zoo hosts rattlesnake workshops for the people who
share habitats with rattlesnakes near their homes and cottages, and
where they work and play. Learn how to identify the massasauga
rattlesnake and after lunch meet a live rattlesnake. Space is limited.
We suggest you bring a lunch or eat at Zoo restaurants. Please note that
the program length may be too long for children under eight years of
age. For a $5 donation you will receive snacks, educational fun,
resources to take home and time to visit our interactive massasauga
rattlesnake area on the Zoo site.

Rain
barrels are a great way to reduce your water bill and help save the
environment. Using a rain barrel to catch rainfall from your roof
provides an inexpensive way to water your garden, reduce your water bill
and return water to the ground instead of storm water systems.
Pre-purchase a rain barrel for only $55 at www.rainbarrel.ca/torontozoo
and help support species conservation programs. Limited quantities will
be available for purchase at the Zoo entrance on the day of.